# Dashy Project Refactor: Progress Report **Objective:** Transition Dashy from a browser-based SQLite (local storage) application to a Client-Server architecture using a Python FastAPI backend with a persistent database. --- ## ✅ Completed Tasks ### 1. Backend Infrastructure Setup - Created `backend/` directory structure. - Configured `requirements.txt` with essential libraries (`fastapi`, `sqlalchemy`, `pydantic`, `jose`, etc.). - **Fix:** Pinned `bcrypt==4.0.1` to resolve compatibility issues with `passlib`. ### 2. Database Modeling - **Schema Design:** Translated the original `db.js` schema into SQLAlchemy models in `models.py`. - **Relationships:** Established Many-to-Many relationships for Task Tags and One-to-Many for User Tasks and Notes. - **Audit Logging:** Implemented a robust Audit Log system to track all user actions. ### 3. API Development - **Main App (`main.py`):** Set up FastAPI with CORS middleware enabled for frontend communication. - **Authentication:** Built JWT-based login flow in `auth.py`. - **Endpoints:** Created initial endpoints for: - User retrieval - Task CRUD (Create, Read, Update) - Audit log retrieval/creation ### 4. Data Migration & Environment Handling - **Seeding:** Created `seed.py` to migrate initial prototype data into the new database. - **CIFS/NAS Fix:** - Implemented `DASHY_DB_PATH` environment variable support to allow the database file to reside on a local disk while code stays on the NAS. - Added a 30-second connection timeout to mitigate network latency. --- ## 🚧 Current Status - **Backend:** Feature-complete for the first phase. - **Database:** Schema is stabilized, seeding logic is verified, and database is active. - **Frontend:** Integrated with FastAPI backend via `api.js`. Legacy WASM SQLite files archived. --- ## ⏭️ Upcoming Steps ### Phase 2: Frontend Refactor & Workflow Polish (✅ Completed) 1. **API Service:** Created `api.js` to dynamically connect to the backend (resolved connection refused issues by using dynamic hostnames) and handle all network requests. 2. **Authentication Hook:** Updated the Login screen to use real JWT tokens. 3. **Component Updates:** - Swapped `DashyDB` calls for `async` API calls in `app.jsx`. - Fixed UI state refresh issues by silently loading subsequent data updates. 4. **Task Workflows:** - **Completion:** Added a "Mark as completed" button in `TaskDetail` that changes task status to `closed`, records it in the Audit Log, and removes the task from the main Overview board. - **Reopening:** Added a "Reopen task" button to restore accidentally closed tasks back to the queue. - **User Views:** Updated `UserScreen` to accurately display open task counts and render a dedicated, faded "Completed" section at the bottom for closed tasks. - **Audit Rendering:** Fixed crash in `TaskDetail` by passing global API audit logs and filtering them locally for individual tasks. 5. **Cleanup:** Archived `db.js`, `data.jsx` to `Dashy-v1/scraps/` and removed `sql.js` WASM dependency from `Dashy.html`. ### Phase 3: Advanced Features - **Real-time Notifications:** Explore WebSockets for task assignments. - **iMessage Integration:** Develop the "Molty" bridge for phone-to-task creation. - **File Uploads:** Support for attaching photos/documents to tasks. --- **Last Updated:** Monday, May 11, 2026 **Status:** Phase 2 Complete / Ready for Phase 3